Baripada (Odisha), February 23 A mentally challenged man was allegedly beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of child abduction in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Monday, police said.
The incident occurred in Lodhasahi village, within the Morada Police Station area, according to a senior officer.
The identity of the deceased is yet to be confirmed, the police said.
According to the police, some people noticed four men in the village and apprehended them, suspecting child theft.
Three of the four unidentified men managed to escape, while the mob lynched the mentally challenged man, the officer said.
Following the incident, a police team reached the spot and took the man to a local hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
"The deceased was a person with a mental disability. We have registered a case of murder and launched an investigation," said Sumit Kumar Soren, the inspector-in-charge of the Morada Police Station.
The body was sent to the PMR Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination, he said.
